The secrets of the boudoir

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‘Kinky sex is becoming so bog-standard, it no longer qualifies as deviant’

Are you the sort of person who likes to wear nothing but Marigold gloves while
being spanked with a rolled-up copy of Horse & Hound? You are?
Then congratulations. It turns out that you’re not “mad”, after all.

Sexual masochism, fetishism and sadism are no longer classified as mental
disorders, providing you’re “comfortable” with them, says the American
Psychiatric Association. If you enjoy being handcuffed while wearing a
rubber onesie, then rejoice – you’re perfectly sane.

I never realised such things were classed as mental disorders in the first
place, TBH, but I’m grateful for the update. Otherwise, we might have